It is my submission that Kilkenny county council acknowledge the new requirements included in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 to apply to Part V to developments of 10+ houses with 10% social housing requirement but that Kilkenny County Council seek to maintain the current 20% requirement for social housing
It is my submission that chapter 5 section 5.1 (b) should be modified to read “… A housing strategy shall therefore provide that as a general policy a specified percentage, not being less than 10% of the land zoned in the development plan for residential use…”
It is my submission that chapter 5 section 5.1 (b) should be modified to read “… A housing strategy shall therefore provide that as a general policy a specified percentage, not being more than 10% of the number of residential units in the development plan for residential use…”
It is my submission that chapter 5 section 5.1 (d) should be modified to delete “The planning Authority may indicate in respect of any residential area that there is no requirement for social/affordable housing in respect of that area, or that a lower percentage than that specified in the housing strategy may instead be required”
It is my submission that housing strategy be updated and published and included in appendix (B) as the figure of 2794 has no source or reference attached.
It is my submission that the line “The Housing strategy also identified that there will be a requirement for a greater mix of unit type due to an increase in the number of single persons requiring accommodation” on page 64 of the Kilkenny City and Environs development plan be retained in full.
It is my submission that Objective 5B be modified to read “to require at least 10% of the land zoned for residential use, or for a mixture of residential and other uses, is made available for the provision of social housing”.
It is my submission that Objective 5B be modified to read “to require 10% of the number of units for residential use, or for a mixture of residential and other uses, is made available for the provision of social housing”.
Kilkenny county council begin to establish a register of vacant sites in the city and its environs, this should be an objective of the city and environs development plan